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Michael Ashley

Mike Ashley is a full-time writer and researcher and a former local government officer and auditor. He has specialised in the history of science fiction, fantasy and other popular fiction for 30 years with over 50 books and 500 articles to his credit. He received the Science Fiction Research Association's Pilgrim Award in 2002 for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science-fiction scholarship.

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British bibliographer, writer and editor (born 1948)

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  • Cover of: The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur
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    First published in 1989 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures
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    Cover of edition newsherlockholme0000ashl First published in 1997 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Camelot chronicles: heroic adventures from the time of King Arthur
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    First published in 1992 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The mammoth book of historical detectives
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    Cover of edition mammothbookofhis0000unse_a8x5 Cover of edition mammothbookofhis0000unse_e2e4 Cover of edition mammothbookofhis00mike Cover of edition mammothbookofhis00mike_2 First published in 1993 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Classical whodunnits: murder and mystery from ancient Greece and Rome
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    Cover of edition classicalwhodunn00ashl First published in 1996 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth book of British kings & queens
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    First published in 1998 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Transformations: The story of the science-fiction magazines from 1950 to 1970.
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    First published in 2005 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Algernon Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life
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    First published in 1987 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits
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    First published in 2007 — 5 editions
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    Cover of edition mammothbookofmen00mike Cover of edition mammothbookofmen0000unse First published in 1999 — 5 editions
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    Cover of edition wielkaksiegaopow0000unse First published in 2004 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Encyclopedia of fantasy
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    First published in 1997 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The History of the science fiction magazine
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    First published in 1974 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present (Brief History, The)
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    Cover of edition briefhistoryofbr0000ashl First published in 2002 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Gernsback Days

    First published in 1995 — 4 editions
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    First published in 2000 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dreams and wonders: stories from the dawn of modern fantasy
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    First published in 2010 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures: Return to the Center of the Earth and Other Extraordinary Voyages, New Tales by the Heirs of Jules Verne
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    Cover of edition mammothbookofnew0000unse First published in 2005 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth book of comic fantasy
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    First published in 1998 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The mammoth book of extreme science fiction
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    Cover of edition mammothbookofext0000unse_s7l9 First published in 2006 — 4 editions
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Subjects

Fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, English Fantasy fiction, History, English Detective and mystery stories, American Fantasy fiction, American Science fiction, Detective and mystery stories, English Science fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Adaptations, History and criticism, Kings and rulers, Short stories, Arthurian romances, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, English Historical fiction, Biography, English Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, general, Periodicals, Science fiction, history and criticism, American Historical fiction, Crossword puzzles

Places

Great Britain, English-speaking countries, Rome, Dorset Street, Egypt, England, Grande-Bretagne, Greece, London (England), Mars, Mars (Planet), Rome (Empire), Warwickshire

People

Arthur King, Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Dickens Charcters, Hugo Gernsback, Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967), John H. Watson, John H. Watson (Fictitious character), John W Campbell Jr, Jules Verne (1828-1905), Rachel Howells, Ramsey Campbell (1946-), Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character), William F. Temple, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the Atkinsons

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1665-1950, 1950-1970, 1981-1990, 1991-2020, Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066, Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D., Mystery Anthology, Stuarts, 1603-1714, To 1066, To 640 A.D.

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  • Mike. Ashley
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  • Mike Ashley (Editor)
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  • Mike (edited by) Ashley
  • MIKE ASHLEY (EDITOR)
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History

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January 15, 2025 Edited by Kevin R. Smith Update bio
July 11, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
August 28, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import